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Online CAP Writing Support Services:

Before submitting your paper, please听note听the following:听

• You must be a currently enrolled student. If you have already graduated, please reach out to the Career Readiness Center for help with CVs and personal statements.
• Save your file name with your Last听Name_Title听of Paper. For example, 鈥�Smith_Personal听Statement.鈥�听File must be saved as a Word document.听
• Your paper must be double-spaced with standard听1-inch听margins and听12-point听font.听
  • If your paper is not formatted correctly, you will be notified and required to re-submit the file after you have made the corrections.听
• CAP will only review up to 1500 words. 听
• A paper will only be reviewed a maximum of three (3) times.听 If the same paper is submitted a fourth time, it will be returned.
• Please allow up to four (4) business days to review a paper.听
  • If you have multiple papers, you need听reviewed,听it may be more efficient to听schedule an appointment with the CAP Writing Specialist.听Submitting听multiple papers may delay the response time.听

Individual appointments:

• 30-minute and 1-hour appointments are available for currently enrolled students.
• Please visit to make an appointment.
• Appointments can be canceled in Symplicity if more than 24 hours prior to your appointment time. If it is less than 24 hours before your appointment, please email CAP@unthsc.edu.
• Appointments can be done in-person or virtually via Zoom.
• Appointment requests must have a Word doc attached for review and editing.
• You may only meet a maximum of three (3) times for a single paper.
• Students are only able to schedule one writing appointment at a time.

Purpose of writing support:

• Receive feedback on writing samples submitted to our office via the Writing Submission Form.
• Appointment based Writing Assistance
• The CAP Writing Specialist will provide feedback on:
  • Rhetorical Situation
  • Content as it relates to the reader
  • Purpose and Focus
  • Organization
  • Development
  • Diction & Syntax
  • Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
• Students have access to APA styling guides听as well as other writing听tips听through the Center for Academic Performance鈥檚 CANVAS page.听These are found within the Writing & Presentation Support module.

Faculty/Staff requests:

• The Writing Specialist is available to provide support to departments through the following services:
  • In-class presentations on various writing topics
  • Providing writing samples to classes that the Writing Specialist can use to identify points of improvement for students on individual and group basis
  • Other support
• Contact CAP at CAP@unthsc.edu to schedule a presentation or other writing support.

Additional Information

Self-guided Writing Courses:

Editing services:

• • CAP does not provide editing services for UNTHSC students.

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